More than 30 years ago Dr. Barbara Clintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can "jump", as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.

A.
B. like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another
C. as pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to another
D. like pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to another
E. as do pearls that move mysteriously from one necklace to some other one

How do we know the difference between "like " and "as"???

jump like pearls, or jump as pearls